Last day of school

YAY... I'm just as pleased as the kids - a month of no more rushing around in the morning, no more having to have uniforms washed and dried and pressed ready for Mondays. Both Jess and Josef will need new uniforms next year, Josef's short were almost see through on the bum!! Jessica's kilt has been mended so many times this year, it has a lopsided hem where I had to darn a big hole. Its so sad really though - that kilt was down to her ankles when she started school 2 years ago!
She has grown so much! But she has grown in lots of ways - not just size - its been so much fun watching her grow academically and spiritually. Josef has had so many hurdles the last 2 years trying to find a FM system that works for him and will allow him to participate fully in the classroom, finally this term we think we have found the solution, but now we have to wait until next year to be sure. I am so very thankful for all the assistance Josef gets at school, he had a fab teacher this year, Julie Mac worked well with Josef and never gave up, even when she probably had every right, Josef with no FM gets bored quickly! Thank you also Di, our new advisor, getting thrown in the deep end as Southland's advisor for Deaf Kids must have been a mammoth mission - but your doing great! And Gretchen, Josef's ITOD - thank you, you have been our voice at school and Josef loves you to bits! It was sad news to hear you were not able to work with Josef next year - but we know Karen will fill the gap just brilliantly!
For those who dont know, Di, Gretchen and Karen are the ladies who make it possible for Deaf or Hearing Impaired children to be mainstreamed, they are hands on and in the schools faces! In a good way - LOL. The also run the KIT - Keeping in Touch days - where all the kids with hearing loss spend time together. They will probably hate me for this - but this was taken at Gore